Christmas Carol Goes Wrong to premiere on stage this Christmas at the West End’s Apollo Theatre and on tour

Olivier Award-winners Mischief Theatre are bringing Christmas Carol Goes Wrong to the West End stage this festive season.

Best known for The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the company continues its tradition of theatrical mayhem with this fresh take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

The stage production follows the success of TV special A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, which aired on BBC One in December 2017 and is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong will play the West End’s Apollo Theatre in London from 6 December 2025 to 25 January 2026.

The show will also tour the UK before and after its West End run, starting at The Lowry in Salford on 2 November 2025, and then visiting Cheltenham, Cardiff, Bath, London, Nottingham, Aylesbury, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Canterbury.

This brand new comedy, which brings back the chaos and humour of The Cornley Amateur Drama Society, is written by original members of the Mischief team – Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields.

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is produced by Kenny Wax and Stage Presence, with casting and further creatives to be announced.

In the show, the Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. The Cornley crew battle miscommunication, delays to their set, actors missing in action and a growing feud over who will play the lead. It’s sure to be a disastrous take on the much-loved classic Christmas story of Ebeneezer Scrooge. Will Cornley finally change their ways, or will their misfortunes wreak havoc yet again?

Writer and performer Jonathan Sayer said in a statement: “We can’t wait to bring a new Goes Wrong title to the stage. It’s been tremendous fun revisiting the Cornely characters and we are looking forward to sharing the show with audiences over the festive period.”

Ahead of this production, Mischief Theatre will present the world premiere of A Comedy About Spies, opening in May 2025 at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End. Set in 1960s London, this madcap Cold War comedy is a farcical caper packed with double-crossing, miscommunication, and mistaken identity.

Meanwhile, Mischief Theatre’s acclaimed The Play That Goes Wrong continues its record-breaking run at the Duchess Theatre in London and has just announced a further extension off-Broadway at New World Stages, where it is now booking until 31 August 2025.

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